A productivity cornucopia of tutorials, tips, and templates — Welcome to an index of the stories I’ve written, and resources compiled on and around Obsidian, the app that describes itself as a “a powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.” Here’s where you will find the complete list of articles I’ve written…

PLUS A 4-step exercise for discovering your productivity-guiding values — Some of my articles are behind a paywall. Paying to access them is one way to support my work, or you can click here to read for free. Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a garage-door-up, weekly summary of how I’m learning to simplify and future-proof my digital-analog workflow. Obsidian Sync — a Sad Necessity After…

There’s no need for complex plugins when straightforward links and queries will do — Some of my articles are behind a paywall. Paying to access them is one way to support my work, or you can click here to read for free. Plain text task management has been a quest of mine for more than five years now. I started off in The Archive…

PLUS a Read It Later tip, and my search for the perfect pencil — Some of my articles are behind a paywall. Paying to access them is one way to support my work, or you can click here to read for free. Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week summary of things that are helping to simplify and future-proof my digital-analog workflow. Attention Obsidianites: Now On Sale If…

With a case study to show how I’m applying them in my work day — Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week summary of things that are helping to simplify and future-proof my digital-analog workflow. Placing my articles behind a paywall helps to support me. If being a paying subscriber isn’t an option for you, click here to read for free (Medium friend link). 3 Anti-Procrastination Questions …

PLUS Using TaskPaper as a journal — why not? — Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week summary of things that are helping to simplify and future-proof my digital-analog workflow. Placing my articles behind a paywall helps me to support myself. If you’re a non-subscriber who isn’t able to pay, click here to read for free. TaskPaper as a journal and outliner Zsolt Benke is…

PLUS A paper budgeting progress report with PKM insights — Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week summary of things that are helping to simplify and future-proof my digital-analog workflow. My thoughts on Johnny.Decimal’s new workbook I’ve started learning more about the Johnny.Decimal (J.D) system via this workbook. So far, so great. …

PLUS There’s one teeny problem with FKM task management — Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week summary of things that are helping me to simplify and future-proof my digital-analog workflow. Productivity report: FKM task management is going great! The one-file-per-task system I wrote about last week is still going very well. …

A short review of the new app I’m using to keep my precious files safely backed up — I have an uneasy relationship with iCloud — we smile and nod at each other, but there’s some creeping distrust behind that pleasant façade. …